The writer is a freelance contributor based in Lahore.
Off the beaten path, to Chaprote in Gilgit-Baltistan, where the bone-dry mountains of Karakoram whisper serenity
The provincial capital has become an "urban heat island," a phenomenon that pushes up temperatures in areas covered in heat-retaining asphalt and...
A transition to clean energy will not only strengthen energy security but will also reduce air pollution and diversify fuel sources
The government decision to not increase the number of trophy hunting licenses before a detailed survey of endangered animals is conducted is a step...
Just as half the buildings have been lost to the vagaries of time after partition, the contribution of the Lahore Darbar has also been lost in the...
Human activity has crowded out fully functioning ecosystems that used to support wildlife; and the few green spaces that are designed into them are...
The 170 households at Hasanabad and its residents can only wish for the cold weather to persist. Every ray of sun in the valley brings fear, for...
Trophy hunting could help conserve wildlife and benefit local communities in the northern areas but the facts on the ground suggest otherwise
The last standing structure of the doomed Bhadrakali Mandir, in the vicinity of Thokar Niaz Baig, tells tales of lost glory, of craftsmen, and pride...
As long as dams and barrages are being built in their habitat, the Indus River dolphins will probably never be completely free from the threat of...
Lahore continues to suffer from suburban low density and car dependence. The mantra of more-roadsless-traffic has failed miserably in the absence of...
While the world looked up to its leaders to present a united front against the uptick in natural calamities, the COP24 turned simply into a...
From the city of gardens to the city of where the people wear their hearts on their sleeves, to the city of culture; Lahore is still evolving
The Punjab government’s move to demolish the boundary wall of the Governor’s House may have been stayed by the LHC, it has sparked off a debate...
A dispassionate view of the PTI government’s performance during 100 days indicates the presence of an intention but the lack of coming to grips...
Is the current model of development sufficient to hold the city of Lahore together from crumbling?
As recent reports give out a bleak picture of the country’s water situation, very little is known about the follies committed and repeated in...
Lahore ranks within the top 10 polluted cities of the world, when it comes to the Air Quality Index during the smog season -- reason enough to set...
"Yaku chai wala" continues to attract, among its loyal customer base, a ‘unique’ group of people -- the hearing and speech impaired
Our emotional journey throughout the year is ruled by the passage of the changing seasons, and we mould our lives according to their rules
